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Trump tariff is not 'negative' for Hindalco's India business: Satish Pai

Chinese aluminium imports no longer cheaper and country can't afford to dump metal in India, says company's MD

Wipro names Amit Kumar global head of consulting biz to boost capabilities

Kumar, who will report to chief executive Srini Palia, will lead the company's efforts to drive consulting-led, AI-powered growth and guide clients through business and technology changes

Tata Group's N Chandrasekaran honoured with UK's Most Excellent OBE honour

Natarajan Chandrasekaran has been the Chairman of Tata Sons since 2017, having joined its board in October 2016

Gautam Adani urges students to look beyond exams after UP girl's suicide

Adani expressed his deep sorrow over the girl's death, saying it's heartbreaking to see a young life lost due to the burden of expectations

Locking customers to our Cloud was not fair: Oracle's Mahesh Thiagarajan

Thiagarajan talks about the Indian market, Cloud adoption, generative AI (GenAI), and the importance of India

Our goal is to make India 50% of our overall biz: Eruditus' Kalipatnapu

"We have started the process and will follow the letter of the law in terms of the time that it would take. But we are not in a tearing hurry to do the IPO"

India will mitigate China's threat with Siang project: NHPC Chairman & MD

For the last few years, the government has given a lot of emphasis to hydropower projects and pumped storage solutions through policy push and incentives, said NHPC Chairman & MD

Even in automation, managers remain central: o9 Solutions Co-founder & CEO

Multi-tier supplier networks, higher product variability and evolving customer needs make it increasingly difficult to maintain end-to-end visibility and operational efficiency, Chakri said

'Trump may be interested in Indian firms signing contracts for US LNG'

US LNG is usually sold with a Henry Hub plus formulae, which has been used since Cheniere started exporting in 2016

DeepSeek's AI boom: How a GenZ hiring bet overtook ChatGPT in the US

DeepSeek's CEO Liang Wenfeng rejects traditional hiring norms, recruiting Gen Z talent and book lovers to build a $1 billion AI startup that outpaced OpenAI in the US

Hope 50% of our portfolio firms go public in 5 years: GSV Ventures CEO

He talks of India's edtech sector and the impact of artificial intelligence

Paytm, its CEO fined with GST penalty over alleged non-compliance

The Noida-based company said it was evaluating its options, including an appeal against the order issued by the Joint Commissioner, CGST Delhi North

Going by liquidity measures taken, rate cut possible: BoB MD & CEO

Currently, the deposit market is very tight, both in terms of growth and also on the cost side. So, clearly, the cost of deposit is higher resulting in a lower NII growth, Chand said

Budget to boost exports, investments, MSMEs: Hi-Tech Gears chairman

The proposal for an Export Promotion Mission will facilitate easy access to export credit, cross-border factoring support, and support to MSMEs to tackle non-tariff measures in overseas markets

Biocon Biologics investors are more confident after revenue growth: Mittal

There is market share gain compared to last year. Any biosimilar might be able to take on a four-five or six player market, said Siddharth Mittal, CEO and MD, Biocon

Plan 500-city presence in next two quarters: Rapido co-founder Guntupalli

We handle close to 3 million rides daily, making us one of the largest players in this segment, said Rapido co-founder Guntupalli

Customer centricity will be our focus area: Indian Bank MD Binod Kumar

My expectation is there will be some moderation in credit growth while deposit growth may improve, said Indian Bank MD Binod Kumar

HVDC a $30 bn market but India barely in the game: Sterlite Power MD

Renewable energy is now the cheapest power source. Companies primarily buy it for cost savings, with environmental benefits as a bonus

Slow start, but strong retail growth expected: Raymond CMD Gautam Singhania

The retail business was somewhat slow initially, but it has picked up over the past seven to eight days, said Gautam Singhania, chairman and managing director of Raymond

High yield comes with high risk in the long run, says Pralay Mondal

He explains the reasons behind flat profit growth in the third quarter (Q3) and margin compression